Page 57 - Chinese Whispers
Picture of confidence
As West Bengal goes into the sixth and last phase of Assembly elections, the chief contenders - the ruling TMC and the Left Front-Congress alliance - both declared they were confident of forming the next government
Nitish not welcome in Jharkhand
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das dismissed his Bihar counterpart's prohibition call and advised him "to mind his own business"
Ramdev's cream for Lalu
Yoga guru Ramdev and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad made a rare joint appearance on Wednesday, with the latter playing model for the former's Patanjali Ayurved
Hug and tell
Incidentally, after Kejriwal was criticised for embracing Prasad, the Delhi CM had defended his anti-graft credentials saying it was the RJD chief who had "pulled"' and "hugged him"
Nitish versus Nitish
The slipper-thrower said he was angry with the state government's move to ban cooking during the day even for religious ceremonies
Poster effect
Posters have emerged showing Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi "posing" as "Singham", the eponymous hero in a Bollywood film about an honest police inspector
Master of apology
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seems to be on an apologising spree
In letter and spirit
On Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member Udit Raj lamented how the "influence" of members of Parliament (MP) was decreasing
All in a name
Senior Janata Dal (United) member of the Rajya Sabha K C Tyagi had a bone to pick with Deputy Chairperson of the House P J Kurien
Yellow for Thursday
Even Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti's attire wasn't the usual saffron, but yellow
Whose Koh-i-Noor?
A number of Lok Sabha members demanded on Thursday that the government bring back the Koh-i-Noor from the United Kingdom
'Staged' fight
Banerjee said in an interview that the TMC had a natural alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party
Rural versus urban
Oram said that due to the heavy use of chemicals and fertilisers, all the mosquitoes had flown away from rural to urban areas
Character certificate
Mamata Banerjee said you can cast your vote in favour of Manishda. He is not a thief
No invitation for Lalu, Rabri Devi
They were not present at the engagement in New Delhi in February either
Against all odds
Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma demanded exemption from the rule for MPs while Parliament was in session
Family ties
Maneka Gandhi on Saturday cited the example of Congress president Sonia Gandhi while talking about ways to fight corruption
Lalu plays doctor
His first piece of medical wisdom was to boil unripe mangoes and then drink the juice with mint, pepper and water
Two sides of the same coin
The Congress has been hinting at an alliance between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for months now
A love-hate relationship
The friendship between Shiv Sena supremo, the late Bal Thackeray, and NCP chief Sharad Pawar is a much debated topic in Maharashtra politics